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Monsoon kills 1,860 in India, Pakistan
Mint Mumbai
|August 22, 2025
A deadly monsoon season has claimed at least 1,860 lives in India and Pakistan, with flash floods, landslides and inundated cities exposing the region's growing vulnerability to climate-related disasters.
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As the monsoon continues, heavy rains have left scenes of devastation across the subcontinent. A sudden downpour in Uttarakhand washed away an entire village this month, while a cloudburst killed around 60 people in J&K. Lif
This story is from the August 22, 2025 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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